1st National Financial Career Fest

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The first National Financial Career Fest was organised by United International University Finance Forum from April 18 to 20, 2015. This was the first ever national finance career festival organised in Bangladesh. The main objective of the program was to create career consciousness among students interested in developing a career in finance.

MDs, CEOs and professionals from different banks and financial organisations discussed the kinds of jobs available in the finance sector, entrepreneurship and other career related topics. The chief guest of the inauguration ceremony was Dewan Hanif Mahmud, Editor, Daily Bonik Barta, and the program was conducted by S. M. Shamsul Alam, Ex-Managing Director and CEO, Premier Leasing and Finance Ltd.

Four panel discussions were held on: Stock Market Crash and Thereafter; Career Development Challenges and Prospects in Financial Organizations; Islamic Banking: Challenges and Prospects in Bangladesh; and Non-Banking Financial Organizations: Career Development, Challenges and Prospects.

Many students from different public and private universities attended the event to obtain a vivid picture of career opportunities in the financial sector of Bangladesh from the event.